Chestnut And Apple Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs whole chestnuts, peeled and skinned
• 2 sticks celery, roughly chopped
• 40 fluid ounces fresh chicken stock
• 12 ounces granny smith apples, peeled cored and chopped
• 2 ounces butter
• salt and pepper
• 5 fluid ounces single cream

Recipe

• 1 place the chestnuts, celery and stock in a large saucepan, bring to the boil then cook over a medium heat for 20 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, melt the butter in a frying pan, add the apple and cook, stirring, until softened. season with salt and pepper.
• 3 remove the chestnuts and celery from the pan with a slotted spoon (reserving the cooking liquor) and transfer to a food processor or blender together with the cooked apple. process until smooth.
• 4 return the purée to the reserved stock, mix well and heat through.
• 5 to serve - remove the pan from the heat, add the cream, adjust the seasoning and mix well. serve immediately.